by Tracy Coval | Nov 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s 3am, and I’ve been tossing and turning. My mind won’t stop racing — thoughts of what it would be like if I didn’t have a disability. I can see myself walking on the beach on Cape Cod, my happy place. As I stand, I can feel the sand in between my toes. I...
by Tracy Coval | Jul 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Inclusion for all, from youth to adulthood, is utterly vital. It’s a beautiful day in Cape Cod. It’s 78 degrees and sunny; there isn’t a cloud in the sky. My brother, his family and I are staying at our late father’s cottage in South Yarmouth, celebrating Father’s Day...
by Tracy Coval | Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
July was disability pride month – promotion of awareness of disabilities as an identity, a community, and a culture. On July 26, 1990, former president George Bush passed The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA is a civil rights law that forbids...
by Tracy Coval | Feb 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
I opened my door today to see a blue and white package. I grabbed it and wheeled to my kitchen table. It was a copy of my first book: “An Untethered Truth: A Medical Journey.” I picked it up and smiled, in awe and disbelief. “Holy cow, I did it; I’m a published...
by Tracy Coval | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
I was discharged from rehab at 11:00 a.m., and one of my childhood best friends, Ashley, picked me up. She and I stopped at Dunkin Donuts to get iced coffees to celebrate that I’m finally coming home. I live in Stoughton, Massachusetts, about forty-five minutes away...
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